Kochi climate — normals and trends
Kochi (Japan) has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 2,508 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (6.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in June.
Kochi averages 5 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 159 rainy days per year.
Kochi has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 10 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.7 °C (on 30 July 2024) and the coldest -5.2 °C (on 26 February 1981).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
KochiKochi
- coords
- 33.55°, 133.53°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
19.4°C
Average daily low
13.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,508mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
75%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
20.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
5 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
159 d/yr
Annual snowfall
3.3 cm
Average feels-like high
19.8 °C
Average feels-like low
12.5 °C
Average peak gust
34.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
97 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.70 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
34.7 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest day
-5.2 °C
26 February 1981
Wettest day
264 mm
17 August 1975
Windiest day
72.7 km/h
25 September 1964
Strongest gust
176.0 km/h
4 September 1993
Hottest feels-like
42.2 °C
31 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-11.6 °C
26 February 1981
Snowiest day
17.1 cm
15 February 1968
Sunniest day
14.0 h
3 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 27 mm | -39 mm |
| Feb | 8.9 °C | -1.4 °C | 51 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 15.2 °C | +1.5 °C | 147 mm | -7 mm |
| Apr | 19.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 148 mm | -69 mm |
| May | 22.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 341 mm | +95 mm |
| Jun | 26.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 303 mm | -50 mm |
| Jul | 29.6 °C | +1.6 °C | 281 mm | -71 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 184 mm | -127 mm |
| Sep | 28.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 271 mm | -56 mm |
| Oct | 24.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 332 mm | +132 mm |
| Nov | 18.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 45 mm | -74 mm |
| Dec | 13.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 36 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kochi?
Kochi has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 2,508 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kochi?
The hottest day measured in Kochi between 1940 and 2025 was 30 July 2024, reaching 34.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kochi?
The coldest day measured in Kochi between 1940 and 2025 was 26 February 1981, at -5.2 °C.
Does it snow in Kochi?
Yes. Kochi gets on average 3.3 cm of snow per year and has around 5 frost days.
Has the climate of Kochi warmed?
Yes: Kochi warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kochi?
The wettest day measured in Kochi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 August 1975, with 264 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kochi?
The windiest day measured in Kochi between 1940 and 2025 was 25 September 1964, with winds reaching 72.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kochi?
The warmest month in Kochi is August (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (6.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kochi?
Kochi receives on average 2,508 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 159 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kochi?
Kochi gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kochi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kochi between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1968, with 17.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kochi?
Yes: Kochi has on average 97 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kochi?
In Kochi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.2 °C on 31 July 2024, and the lowest was -11.6 °C on 26 February 1981.
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